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Where does “Lecco” come from?

Lecco (Italian) comes from Latin Leucum, from Gaulish leux, from Proto-Celtic leuxs, from Proto-Indo-European léwks.

Ancestry of “Lecco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinLeucum—
2Gaulishleuxlight
3Proto-Celticleuxs—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwks—

Words derived from “Lecco”

  • Lecco
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